Admission

The Admission process at Christ Church Episcopal School is student-centered. We look for the brightest students in the upstate, those with intelligence, character, and an eagerness to learn. We look forward to getting to know each applicant and his or her family personally.

Academics

In addition to providing small class sizes where our high-quality faculty can focus on each individual student, our curriculum is challenging and rewarding, emphasizing unique learning opportunities and a global view.

Arts

Strong arts programming is at the core of our curriculum in each division, housed in state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities, promoting creativity, social development, self-discipline, and confidence in each and every student.

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School Life

An education is for life, and the complete package of academics, athletics, arts and extracurricular activities underpinned with a faith-based environment, allow CCES students to emerge with a wonderful combination of creativity, confidence, and accomplishment.

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Giving

One of many ways to stay involved in the life of the school is by making a gift to support our students and faculty. Your support makes all the difference and enables us to continue to invest in excellence.

“Once you help kids feel safe and cared for in any situation, learning naturally occurs.”

That’s what Dr. Heather Gill says. And she should know! As both a parent and a professional child counselor, Dr. Gill had high standards in mind when she and her husband, a spine surgeon in the Upstate, began looking for an independent school for their daughter. After they attended a CCES tour and talked to the faculty, they knew they’d found a school that met those criteria.

The Doctor -- And Mom -- Know Best!

In her profession, Dr. Gill knows how important it is for kids to learn how to interact both in community and independently. It was after seeing how the CCES model of education prioritized both that she chose the school for her own children.

“At 5 or 6, learning really needs to be fun,” she said. “The human brain wants to learn, but when kids can’t sit still and you haven’t set the foundation for a successful learning environment, the kids can’t learn.”

CCES has found that balance between fun and learning for each age group and each child so that learning is a great experience, every day.

Making Education Fun Leads to Success

“Every week [at CCES], my children tell me about going out into the Primer gardens to learn about Monarch butterfly migrations, or using various media with art to learn about the ecosystem or biology. In 4th grade, the projects that the kids did were absolutely mind blowing--and fun under it all. [It’s] life-long learning. It was truly impressive how hard they worked at projects because they were fun and creative.”

But even beyond the impressive education, the students at CCES are learning important values such as how to interact in their community, make good choices, and solve their own problems. In fact, these traits of independence are some of the main reasons Dr. Gill and her husband chose CCES over other schools. “CCES builds on that community to encourage honesty, helping others, and critical thinking--both academic and social/emotional.”

Find Out More About CCES

Want to see how we balance learning and fun for your child through our respected independent curriculum? Fill out the form below and we’ll reach out to you to answer any of your questions or to schedule a free tour where you can see our campus and meet our amazing faculty!